Best backpacking trails in Gersfeld

Stage 1 of the Fulda Cycle Route. The first day's stage of the Fulda Cycle Path starts at the source of the Fulda, which is located on the Wasserkuppe. As the highest elevation in Hesse, the Wasserkuppe offers a magnificent view of the Rhön. Following the Fulda, you cycle downhill via Gersfeld with its historic old town and wildlife park via Eichenzell to the cathedral city of Fulda. Highlights: - Gersfeld: historic market square, wildlife park - Renaissance castle in Eichenzell - Fulda:...

Premium hiking trail and section of the Hochrhöner (western route) If you walk along this certified premium hiking trail at the right time of year, you can see the gentian in bloom; it leads through forests and past chapels and huts where you can rest. Highlights: - Aviation memorial - Milseburg Castle - Celtic rampart

The European long-distance trail from the Baltic Sea via the Wachau to the Adriatic runs through the Bavarian Forest parallel to the German-Czech border over the ridge of the border mountains. From Waldmünchen, the hike leads over a wooded ridge to Furth im Wald. From there it goes to the Hohenbogen, whose western summit, the Burgstall, is climbed. From the service hut on the Hoher Bogen, the route then leads through the valley of the Weißer Regen to the long ridge of the Kaitersberg. Via...

Adventurous long-distance cycle route from Gersfeld to Hann. Münden. The long-distance cycle route along the picturesque Fulda Valley, partly on gravel paths away from the roads, offers varied landscapes along forests, meadows and even a wildlife park. Pretty half-timbered towns with baroque town centres and Renaissance castles round off the cycling experience. Highlights: - Half-timbered town of Rotenburg - Adolphseck Pheasantry Castle in Eichenzell - Fulda Monastery and City Palace -...